The William Warden Shay papers consist of typed religious and agricultural poems, stories, and letters written by Shay and others. Some of these materials relate to the Super-Ananias Fishing Club. A typed copy of The Dreams Ahead, by Edwin Carlisle Litsey (1874 - 1970) on letterhead from the 1922 North Carolina Farmers' and Farm ... More

The William Warden Shay papers consist of typed religious and agricultural poems, stories, and letters written by Shay and others. Some of these materials relate to the Super-Ananias Fishing Club. A typed copy of The Dreams Ahead, by Edwin Carlisle Litsey (1874 - 1970) on letterhead from the 1922 North Carolina Farmers' and Farm Women's Convention is included. William Warden Shay (ca. 1869 - 1937) served as head of Swine Extension at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Engineering starting in 1918. He was a purebred swine breeder, and wrote poetry as a hobby. Shay lived in Michigan before moving to North Carolina. Less